Golf tee



June 16, 1925.

G. R. JACOBUS GOLF TEE Fi led Aug. 6, 1924 INVEN TOR Q Q? ATTORNEYPatented dune 16, 1925.

UNITED STATES GEORGE E. JACOBUS, OF HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY.

GOLF TEE.

Application filed August 6, 1924. Serial No. 730,362.

To all whom it may concern! Be it known that I, GEoRonR. J ACOBUS, a

. citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hawthorne, in thecounty of Passaic and 6 State of New Jersey, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Golf Tees, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to devices used in playing the field game of golfin which a ball is struck by a club to move a considerable distance in agiven direction.

At the beginning of each stroke leading the several holes in the courseof the game, the ball is preferably raised slightly above the surface ofthe teeing mound in order to permit an effective stroke to be given it,the club used having an angularly disposed fiat face, the lower portionof which would be interfered with by the ground if the ball rested uponits relatively level surface and the trajectory of the ball would not besatisfactory.

Ordinarily, olay, sand or small stones is employed for u the purpose ofraising the ball, such hillock being built by the hands of a player frommaterial near at hand, the operation tending to uncleanliness andconsuming time.

Occasionally a mechanical tee is used for this purpose, usually made ofwire, and which after use is removed and thrown away into the grass,causing damage to the mowing apparatus used in maintaining a relativelysmooth level surface of the way adjacent the mound.

Solid wooden tees have been used with measurable success but the cost ofconstruction is excessive.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee whichis simple and cheaply constructed of material that will not injure theblades of a mower, and which are so light and compact that a supply canbereadily carried in the pocket of the player.

Another purpose is to produce a golf tee which can be easily inserted inthe surface of the ground and support a ball in an effective mannerwithout in any way affecting the operation of a club, the height of theball being dependent upon the depth of insertion of the tee.

A further aim is in the provision of a tee which obviates the annoyanceof forming a a small hillock or mound of fairsand tee and which can beplaced wherever desired.

These several objects are accomplished by the novel construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanyingdrawing, forming a component part of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a golf tee showing itsapplication.

Figure 2 is a side View of the stem showing the head in section.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing a slight modification. I

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the stem 10 is represented by athin cylindrical piece of wood having a conically tapering point 11readily pressed into the soil, the stem being provided at its upper endwith a series of annular ridges 12 to provide an efiicient grippingsurface for the head.

The head or seat 13 may preferably be made of rubber or a mouldedcomposition of resilient and yielding nature. The upper face 14 isconcave as shown, its radius being substantially equivalent to that ofthe ball 15, and lower surface 16 is convex, the hole 17 in the headbeing of such diameter as to be forced over the corrugations 12 of thestem until the end of the stem becomes seated in the bottom of the holeagainst the web 20.

In the modification, shown in Figure 3, a distinct shoulder 18 is formedat the upper end of the stem, above which is a conical extension 19engaging the hole 17 in the head, and, due to the flexibility of thematerial in its composition, the head rests on the shoulder 18 when inoperative position, adhering tenaciously by reason of the conical shapeof the contacting parts.

In practice, the stem is driven into the ground nearly to the undersurface of the head, the depth being controlled by the distance the ballis to stand above the surface.

When the ball is struck, the head will yield upon contact with the clubwhich is not 1n anyway damaged by it, irrespective of the force used.

\Vhile certain preferred embodiment of this device have been shown anddescribed, it will be understood that changes in the form, arrangements,proportions, sizes and details thereof may be made without departingfrom the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

conically tapering point, a cylindrical body, an inset conical upperportion, and a head having a concave upper surface suited to 10 astraight cylindrical body,

receive a golf ball, said head being tight fitted to the upper portionof the stem.

2. A golf tee comprising a cylindrical Wooden stem having a sharplytapered point a conical upper end',' and arubber head havinga concaveupper surface and a convex bottom, said head adhering frictionally. tothe upper conical end of the stem. I

. 3 A golf :tee comprising a cylindrical twooden stem having a sharplytapered point,

shoulder, and a rubber head a straight cylindrical body, a shoulder, aconical upper element extending from the having a concave upper surfaceand a convex bottom,

1 "said head being provided with an opening 1. A golf tee comprising astem having a through which this stem is passed, to engage tightly overthe upper conical end and seat upon said shoulder thereof. 4. A golf teecomprising a wooden stem having a tapering point at one end an annularlyridged portion at the other end, and a yielding head having a concaveupper surfaceand' a convex bottom, said head containing an axial openingin its lower portion adapted to tightly engage the ridged portion ofsaid stem.

In testimony whereof I name to the specification.

GEORGE R. JAQOBUS.

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